5 Fun & Interesting Facts About Great Horned Owls

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  • @LesleytheBirdNerd
    @LesleytheBirdNerd5 жыл бұрын

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  • @silvean7215

    @silvean7215

    5 жыл бұрын

    LesleytheBirdNerd few weeks ago I found a baby robin in the middle of the road and I knew where it’s nest was but it was at the very top of this talll tree, I know there was a nest under my neighbors porch so I put him there, it’s been a few days and I check on him a lot and when ever I come he clicks his beak, begs for food and tries to move to me. But I’m really worried since he is trying to get out of his nest early and tries to jump when he sees me. I’m worried he’s going to get out bc there are tons of cats, raccoons, chipmunks(apparently they eat baby birds 0-0) opossums and foxes, idk what to do AaaA

  • @myrlewulf6256

    @myrlewulf6256

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@silvean7215 I love your content, keep up the great work! Birds are much more beautiful than people recognize

  • @magiNING

    @magiNING

    3 жыл бұрын

    We have a pair out back in neighbor's tree tonight. I hope they will nest there - many old squirrel nests in the tree which is a HUGE pin oak. I love seeing his silhouette against the moonlit clouds and hearing them call to one another.

  • @lulubelljimenez1797

    @lulubelljimenez1797

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wait they eat owls ??

  • @donnajohnson3334

    @donnajohnson3334

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@lulubelljimenez1797 pretty much anything is on the menu if it is small enough.

  • @windhorse4straveler647
    @windhorse4straveler6475 жыл бұрын

    I saw a Great Horned Owl once in Kentucky. I went into an old abandoned house and there he was on top of an interior door. I think we both were mightily surprised! I apologised and excused myself and backed out the way I had come. He was magnificent!

  • @yallfw.dd224

    @yallfw.dd224

    4 жыл бұрын

    WindHorse4sTraveler that means that the house had ghosts

  • @windhorse4straveler647

    @windhorse4straveler647

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@yallfw.dd224 I don't doubt it.. It was a very old house from the 1800s.

  • @yallfw.dd224

    @yallfw.dd224

    4 жыл бұрын

    WindHorse4sTraveler oh. Well I did a project about them and it said if they are in an abandoned house I could mean it was haunted

  • @probably_beth

    @probably_beth

    2 жыл бұрын

    Currently in Kentucky listening to two of them have a chat! Had to check KZread to make sure I was right about the species, and ended up down this rabbit hole😂

  • @JimmyMcmanus-lp1et

    @JimmyMcmanus-lp1et

    6 ай бұрын

    @@yallfw.dd224 ha

  • @chupposity
    @chupposity3 жыл бұрын

    My first experience with a big horned owl was amazing. One winter night a GHO landed on my ranch home directly above the room I was in. Then it started hooting. The sound was so strong it vibrated me! Luckily my house is L shape so could walk to another room and see it on the roof.

  • @rodolfomontoyajr5753
    @rodolfomontoyajr57533 жыл бұрын

    I was in Central Park this passed Saturday ,I guess it was February 13 when behind the Bethesda fountain by the frozen boat pond a beautiful great horned owl flew to the top of the trees in the daytime around 4 pm it was magical. Thank you God for our avian friends.

  • @Nautical_Parsnip
    @Nautical_Parsnip3 жыл бұрын

    I remember the first time I saw an owl-a barred owl. It was at an overnight camp when I was in middle school. We’d go out every night on hikes and would call for owls. It was mid February (I live in Maryland) with snow on the ground and we were sitting in a clearing playing owl calls on our speaker until one flew over our heads back and forth three times. I’ll never forget that night.

  • @Luca-bj3cq
    @Luca-bj3cq5 жыл бұрын

    Congraulations on your first owl! The Genus Bubo is truly one of the most magnificent groups of birds on this beautiful planet! I have a pair of eurasian eagle owls a couple hundret meters from my house, I have been studying them for 7 years and they never got to breed, until this year where i could finally watch three happy owlets grow up in an old buzzard´s nest.

  • @WaruiTanuki
    @WaruiTanuki5 жыл бұрын

    A great horned owl once flew by right in front of me, at face level, with less than 5 feet between us. It's amazing how little noise their wings make, for such a huge bird.

  • @erichusayn
    @erichusayn5 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! So majestic. Congratulations on finally spotting one!

  • @stevegrooms1142
    @stevegrooms11425 жыл бұрын

    As a kid growing up in Iowa, I saw many great horned owls. It always happened the same way. I would hear a cacophony of angry crow calls, and inevitably there would be an owl hunkered down while a flock of crows cussed it out and dive-bombed it. Great horned owls have a reputation for being the most ferocious predators, pound for pound, of all.

  • @jaybrown4753

    @jaybrown4753

    Жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @marlanaferro1558

    @marlanaferro1558

    9 ай бұрын

    Great Horned Owls are known as the tigers of the sky, and for good reason.

  • @danbev8542
    @danbev85423 жыл бұрын

    Marvelous! Thank you! We get to hear barred owls in our woods almost daily. We love their sounds!

  • @cassieoconnell774
    @cassieoconnell7745 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting. Great photos of the grouchy looking owl .

  • @chopin65
    @chopin652 жыл бұрын

    When I am sad, I watch your videos, then I feel better. Keep watching for those birds! Thank you.

  • @ghaoi3012
    @ghaoi30123 жыл бұрын

    Another fact: if u listen more accurate u can sometimes hear them shouting: HEY HEY HEY or AGHAAASHI xD

  • @ayrahallunarie3435

    @ayrahallunarie3435

    3 жыл бұрын

    OMG THE HAIKYUU REFERENCE 😭✨ after become bokuaka shipper suddenly i am owl lover😌

  • @benharmon2817
    @benharmon28173 жыл бұрын

    This is awesome. My dad used to call Barred Owls into the walnut tree in front of our house when I was a kid. One of my favorite early memories.

  • @kittervision
    @kittervision2 жыл бұрын

    We have some in our area. I hear them... This fall I FINALLY actually saw him! It wasn't a close view it was late dusk but we followed his call and spotted him at the top of a tall tree, the silhouette was unmistakable! He definitely saw me too. It was coincidentally my late mom's birthday that day, perfectly auspicious time to see an elusive owl.

  • @sirbader1
    @sirbader15 жыл бұрын

    I was out driving the other night, and as I drove by the neighborhood park, I heard a loud, incessant screeching noise, which I had heard when leaving, about 30 minutes before. I decided to shine my flashlight up into the trees. I was very surprised to see 2 owls about halfway up a tall palm tree. They looked like Saw Whet Owls, but I don't know if they live in Northern California. I went home and picked up my girlfriend to show her. When we came back, a third owl was returning with something it had caught. Wasn't the first time I'd seen owls, but I pay attention more than most.

  • @commandermudpie

    @commandermudpie

    3 жыл бұрын

    you may be able to make a positive id of this bird by remembering its call. The saw whet owl make a toot toot kind of noise. It could have been a screech owl which make a very haunting whinny... like a ghostly horse. You can find good samples of calls on line. The owls all have very distinct calls.

  • @danskisbees7348
    @danskisbees73485 жыл бұрын

    One night, a great horned owl was about to prey on my cat when he was a kitten. Some idiot dumped him and I could hear him crying from 500 feet down the road, so could the owl. The owl was about 50 feet away sitting on a fence post. Thankfully, I got there in time. Great video! I hear owls all of the time, rarely do I see one during the day. What a treat!

  • @danskisbees7348

    @danskisbees7348

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@michellewilcox7175 he's a great cat and vocal.😀

  • @gertrudewest4535

    @gertrudewest4535

    3 жыл бұрын

    Please keep your cats inside. They are the second largest reason birds are disappearing from the planet. Thanks 😊

  • @danskisbees7348

    @danskisbees7348

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@gertrudewest4535 "Sufferin' succotash!"

  • @paulabrown5243

    @paulabrown5243

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@gertrudewest4535 This is a heartbreaking fact and it happens not only with feral felines, but cat's who are let to roam.

  • @Fishcop-326
    @Fishcop-3263 жыл бұрын

    As a Wildlife Conservation Officer, I once had to remove a Great Horned Owl from a farmer’s chicken coop. Needless to say I had a fight on my hands getting him into a bag. I released him back into the wild miles away and gained a healthy respect for this magnificent bird.

  • @jasonsphinx4746
    @jasonsphinx47465 жыл бұрын

    Worth waiting for! GHO's are R.S.V.P. only. Hear him hoot, rarely seen!!! Awesome vid!!!

  • @samiam5557
    @samiam55575 жыл бұрын

    We have a Great Horned Owl around in our woods, I've heard him at night. Never seen him/her yet. Thanks for the cool 'fun' facts and awesome video.

  • @sandraprince2200

    @sandraprince2200

    5 жыл бұрын

    Sam Iam Do they remind you of a dog barking only different

  • @carolyn1256
    @carolyn12563 жыл бұрын

    Great video! Thank you. I live in Middle Ga and every morning when I get to work, 5:45am, it’s quiet and dark. I can hear, in a nearby pine, a Great Horned Owl wooing. Only wish I could see it! 🦉👀

  • @janambrose4917
    @janambrose49175 жыл бұрын

    We had owls roosting in our neighbors tree across the alley when we moved in. I used to see them on our phone pole or wire at night. We heard and saw them often. Congratulations on your first sighting! Wonderful footage. Thank you.

  • @mitchc6059
    @mitchc60595 жыл бұрын

    Ive seen barred owls in my neck of the woods,but that is a magnificent bird.

  • @brianmulligan6239
    @brianmulligan62395 жыл бұрын

    Lesley my friend, you always put out a great video! Thank you for all your time and effort!!!

  • @joshriver75
    @joshriver753 жыл бұрын

    Great video! Earned my sub! I live in southern Ohio and it's not uncommon to hear the GH owls hoo..hoo hoo...hoo at night. I've only ever seen one, maybe 6 times in my 45 years and it's never been a good look. (Although I've never actively searched for one during daylight.) Until tonight that is. While walking the dog one flew about 15 feet above my head and landed atop a short tree. I stood there and watched it until it flew off. I was utterly amazed it's silence and huge wing span. With my flashlight focused on him I even got him to look at me when I attempted to speak his language. I feel thrilled to finally see one. Such amazing creatures.

  • @karencooper9185
    @karencooper91855 жыл бұрын

    Phenomenal video and pictures. You are a true blessing, thank you so much for sharing all your knowledge and time. Have learned so much from your channel. There's a special place in heaven for you. The care, love and devotion you have for God's creatures will not go unrewarded ❤️

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    5 жыл бұрын

    ♥️🐦 thank you so much

  • @thevillageinn
    @thevillageinn5 жыл бұрын

    Nice footage and good information. Glad you got to see one. We have a barn owl nest across the street and have great horned owls in the area as we can hear the calls at night and had one take a cottontail rabbit off our lawn one night and eat it on our patio wall. They are very majestic and intimidating birds. Thanks for sharing!

  • @Ontos0353
    @Ontos03533 жыл бұрын

    We had a roosting pair next to our house. That is when we found out they were are war with crows. It is worth a read to learn about them. They are fantastic birds.

  • @nancyaustin9516
    @nancyaustin95163 жыл бұрын

    A couple years ago on an early morning walk I heard a great horned owl hooting and followed the sound to a church on the edge of town. He (or she) was sitting at the top of the spire, which was lit by a floodlight. I was thrilled to actually be able to see the owl--usually they're up near the top of a tree in the dark. Another owl was perched maybe 60 yards away, answering the first owl. The date was 21 December, which I believe is about the right time for them to be finding a mate. I've seen GHOs a few other times, but this one was pretty special. In my area it seems more likely to see screech owls since they're often perched closer to the ground.

  • @scottmeans2
    @scottmeans23 жыл бұрын

    Great Job Lesley. Watching an owl getting mobbed in the morning by a flock of swallows just waking up ,was a lesson in how nature is so fun observe. All he wanted to do is get to their perch and take a little nap.

  • @daryl4894
    @daryl48943 жыл бұрын

    I am a bird nerd too and my spirit animal is a great horned owl

  • @livb5546
    @livb55463 жыл бұрын

    A Great Horned Owl just arrived in our backyard!! So exciting! Thank you for your video here!

  • @CaptainDar
    @CaptainDar5 жыл бұрын

    Congrats on your first owl! They are special birds. I hope you get to see more! Mobbing birds have led me to owls a few times. Follow your jays and crows!

  • @cathyharder2654

    @cathyharder2654

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yup. Me too.

  • @karengunia5451
    @karengunia54515 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this very informative video! What awesome photos of this beautiful bird! Hoping you feel better🤗

  • @mmps18
    @mmps185 жыл бұрын

    Congratulations on meeting this beauty!!

  • @Nulife23
    @Nulife233 жыл бұрын

    Last night I couldn't sleep much but as i was laying in bed with the window open I was listening to an owl hooting. It's pretty neat to hear...

  • @jodi4384

    @jodi4384

    3 жыл бұрын

    1:45 am and I am in the same situation. Going to log off and count calls. Hope it works like counting sheep. BTW my guy is a great horned owl 🦉

  • @leewiley1944
    @leewiley19445 жыл бұрын

    I wish I might get to see an owl someday. We have one around my neighborhood. I hear it from time to time. I think they are beautiful. Thank you so much for your video of that gorgeous owl. 😊

  • @MHarenArt
    @MHarenArt5 жыл бұрын

    Congratulations on seeing your first owl!!

  • @gsdfan8455
    @gsdfan84555 жыл бұрын

    I know it’s always a pleasure to see an owl. Great footage and congrats

  • @brittlanders351
    @brittlanders3513 жыл бұрын

    I grew up in central Texas, these have been my favorite since I was a kid!

  • @memorivera6904
    @memorivera69045 жыл бұрын

    That blue jay 😂

  • @mumemic
    @mumemic3 жыл бұрын

    I saw one up on my roof! What a beautiful bird.

  • @animalcam1438
    @animalcam14385 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic video. Interesting facts. Once many years ago I was driving on a back road behind a country airport and there was a great horned owl eating a mouse in the middle of the road in broad daylight. I was in a Mustang and the owl stood up to the hood of my car. I stopped right in front of him, he grabbed his prey, and flew off. Awesome experience! Glad you got to see one, too!

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    5 жыл бұрын

    What a cool experience. I'm so glad he found lunch :)

  • @voxpathfinder15r
    @voxpathfinder15r3 жыл бұрын

    I heard one a couple of weeks ago , so I played a recording. It came swooping over me half a dozen times. I was illuminating him with a flashlight as he flew over me. Finally he perched in a nearby tree, so I illuminated him again and had family come out and look. What a spectacular bird! Twice as tall as any specimen I have ever seen in a museum. I had my fun for one night, haven’t interrupted their livelihood since. Another GHO also came around. A few nights ago, both a male and female were hooting like mad in the hemlock next to my bedroom at 4:30 AM. Never seen them in the day

  • @rosesperfumelace
    @rosesperfumelace5 жыл бұрын

    What a beautiful owl!! I have always been fascinated by birds. Maybe I should start watching and filming. I had an owl in my back yard but never knew what kind it was.

  • @rickzern4074
    @rickzern40744 жыл бұрын

    I live in a rural area in Northeastern. Pennsylvania. These owls are quite common here and I have enjoyed there nightly calls in winter. I have seen them Many times and watched one try to catch bats!! Love your videos. Found them by accident. You are doing what you were born to do!! Keep up the great work!! Prayers

  • @skyak4493
    @skyak44933 жыл бұрын

    There is one of these GHOs outside hooting right now. I hear it at least daily but rarely get a view other than to watch it fly away. The most amazing thing is how perfectly silent such a big bird can fly.

  • @yosam5184
    @yosam5184 Жыл бұрын

    Noticed a Great Horned Owl in 2004 when I moved here and have photos of them to this day right behind my home. They seem to come by and visit...LOL! What a beautiful interesting bird.

  • @userused3199
    @userused31995 жыл бұрын

    Great video. The video quality of the owl was beautiful. I have a pair that I hear at night calling to each other when I walk my dog around midnight. Have tried to search them out for the last 3 years during the day with no luck. So tickled you were able to share this with us.

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    5 жыл бұрын

    That is so cool, I would love to hear one. Thanks for the nice comment, glad you enjoyed :)

  • @lessymac
    @lessymac3 жыл бұрын

    We Lesleys find the most amazing beauty in this world 💞🦉

  • @cynthiapage9326
    @cynthiapage93263 жыл бұрын

    I have a baby horn owl living in my yard right now, just found him Saturday. He is beautiful

  • @johntbd
    @johntbd2 жыл бұрын

    I recently got back into birding. I had a great first outing adding a couple birds to my newly growing life list. Oyster catcher being my favorite spot. Purple Martin came in second. This outing was along a shore and inlet. The next week I went to some woodlands. My first spot was a Cedar Wax Wing just before entering the forest. Time to head back after two hours I neared a murder of Crows. A Great Horned Owl was cursing up a pine. After a couple minutes the Owl lighted to another tree. It had been about 30 years since seeing a Great Horned Owl. I left the woods so contented. Thanks for all your videos🪶

  • @jaybrown4753
    @jaybrown4753 Жыл бұрын

    When the cat lady left along with her cats the chipmunk, rabbit, and squirrels came back so followed the owls. Their wingspan is impressive along with the near silent flight. I have a resident for 2yrs now.

  • @kaalen24
    @kaalen244 жыл бұрын

    These were great photo's and footage. Thanks for capturing them! I grew up in Rural Louisiana and seeing these birds up close, flying over you at night with a wingspan the width of your car sure sparked the imagination. Fascinating video!

  • @MsDee_777
    @MsDee_7775 жыл бұрын

    How awesome Lesley! I only get to see our owls when it's the middle of the night. They perch on top of our street light and hoot 😊

  • @freddykagin
    @freddykagin8 ай бұрын

    That is a great blessing. I love to see and hear them. ❤🇺🇸🙏🦉😎👍🇸🇻

  • @flyakadventures8946
    @flyakadventures89465 жыл бұрын

    You must have been quite ecstatic with excitement when you saw your first owl Lesley. How exciting and thanks for sharing with us. Great video and photos. Love Great Horned Owls. Happy Birding!

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    5 жыл бұрын

    I was in complete awe. It was so surreal to me. Beautiful bird 🙂 thanks for the nice comment

  • @004Black
    @004Black5 жыл бұрын

    This was very informative. Thank you.

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    5 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it :)

  • @philipwurm5121
    @philipwurm51213 жыл бұрын

    I walk through the woods here in central NJ all the time but yesterday I saw my 1’st Great Horned Owl 🦉. He was large and very impressive!!! I watched him about 15 minutes before leaving him. There were a few squirrels 🐿 foraging nearby and I gave them a verbal warning that Death 💀 was very close by.....

  • @ddphotoadventure2657
    @ddphotoadventure26575 жыл бұрын

    Hi- My daughter and I are learning wildlife photography together and are turning into bird nerds. You do such a great job with your videos and we really enjoy watching and learn lots from them. Thank you and keep making more. Congrats on seeing the owl, very cool !!!!

  • @MidnightThunder

    @MidnightThunder

    5 жыл бұрын

    ^ Thank you both for turning me into a bird nerd, lol!

  • @OuttaHere7
    @OuttaHere73 жыл бұрын

    You have a great narrator voice and your timing is spot on. Thanks for these great videos!

  • @MidwestBriar
    @MidwestBriar5 жыл бұрын

    Great video. I have had multiple profound experiences with GHO's and I am not a birder. I even held one once when I did a bird of prey internship at a local rehabilitation center. I am glad you got to see one. They are majestic.

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    5 жыл бұрын

    Aww wow, that's awesome! Lucky you. For its size was lighter than you expected? Or was it really heavy?

  • @MidwestBriar

    @MidwestBriar

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@LesleytheBirdNerd HEAVY! and this beautiful girl was missing a wing. Plus she was SO sweet. It's actually surreal when I look back at the interaction's I've had with GHO's . I wouldn't have thought about it without your video so thanks. But I'm still jealous of you and your blue jays!!!!!!!

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@MidwestBriar Awww! I bet she was sweet. I know what you mean about it being surreal when you look back because that's exactly I feel about my encounter with one a few days ago. Amazing!

  • @repetemyname842
    @repetemyname8423 жыл бұрын

    Thats great video in my book, its rare to get such a good look at these guys. Was up at the cabin yesterday but was not able to spend the night so I missed the evening calls they make. Maybe next trip I will be lucky enough to sit on the deck during evening hours and get to hear these amazing birds.

  • @Houston343
    @Houston3432 жыл бұрын

    Such a magnificent bird

  • @jaywoo5545
    @jaywoo55452 жыл бұрын

    I'm glad your percerverance paid off. My 1st intro to the GHO. Great in so many ways. Thank you.

  • @joshuaclabeaux1470
    @joshuaclabeaux14705 жыл бұрын

    I see great horned owls in my neighborhood all the time (exaggeration, but they are fairly easy to find), the best time to see them is usually at sunset, when they are active and making their territorial calls, but you still have daylight to help you spot them. I love these birds; thanks for the video.

  • @rayjenkins2754
    @rayjenkins27545 жыл бұрын

    One morning before sun-rise while walking close to my home, an owl flew over my head by just a few feet. I could see him by street-light & was struct by the fact that although he was flapping his wings - there was ' no sound ! ' I enjoy your informative & entertaining vids .

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    5 жыл бұрын

    I know that was one of the things I noticed right away when it took flight. No sound. Amazing

  • @stockinettestitch

    @stockinettestitch

    2 жыл бұрын

    That is so BA

  • @unclemonkey8285
    @unclemonkey82854 жыл бұрын

    Lived in my house 20 years. Nightly serenade of hoots back and forth from a pair drove my dog crazy. Occasionally have seen them hunting. HUGE wingspan. The screeching can be unnerving if you are walking a small dog lol. Walked to grocery store one night and he was on a tree near the store. Saw him near the house on way back. Construction happened nearby and then they were gone. Been a year and finally heard them again last week.

  • @spelunkerd
    @spelunkerd5 жыл бұрын

    People who come to visit us in the pacific northwest often mistake our Barred owl for a Great Horned owl. Similar size, vertical bars on the chest, but the dead giveaway is the eye color, inky black with no visible yellow iris like the Great Horned. When I do get to see the occasional Great Horned, it is a real treat to see those wonderful yellow eyes. Knowing and looking for differences makes birding what it is.

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    5 жыл бұрын

    Those eyes are something. Such a beautiful owl

  • @thadboman4340
    @thadboman43403 жыл бұрын

    I love owls too. My favorite raptors. Wonderful video

  • @beebop9808
    @beebop98083 жыл бұрын

    I've only ever seen one of these incredible birds myself many years ago up in the Blue Ridge Mountains near my hometown. I was out in remote woods and rounded a turn to see this thing perched about 100 feet off the ground and immediately had an OMG minute. This huge bird without a head standing over 2 feet tall. lol When I realized what it was I was shocked to see an owl so large! It dropped out in the opposite direction with a wingspan of easily 5 feet wide! Just wow! lol

  • @kickassv8
    @kickassv85 жыл бұрын

    I helped rescue a trapped owl some years ago. From a distance they dont seem intimidating but close up those talons are a force. When he flew away it was a magnificent bird.

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    5 жыл бұрын

    That's awesome that you helped an owl before. And yes, those talons are crazy. Incredible owl.

  • @peacemakerwolf8972

    @peacemakerwolf8972

    5 жыл бұрын

    One thousand pounds of pressure per sq inch, a mighty strong grip! Owls are awesome!

  • @sandytoner8561
    @sandytoner85613 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Owls are my favorite!

  • @gravijta936
    @gravijta9365 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing! There is a pair of these owls that come into my yard nightly every February. Their call alone is worth having them around.

  • @gertrudewest4535
    @gertrudewest45353 жыл бұрын

    I can see why it’s taken you so long to spot one; their plumage matches the bark perfectly.

  • @locksbog4270
    @locksbog42705 жыл бұрын

    A few months ago on a well moonlit night I happened to look out the window and saw one on my shed roof, probably after the rodents around the bird feeder. Great stuff Nerd 👍👍👍😃

  • @cgaccount3669
    @cgaccount36693 жыл бұрын

    A great horned owl comes to my yard every year in Calgary. If he sits still he looks like a wasp nest or bee hive. A few years ago there were huge and fluffy chicks in a nearby park. They caused quite a bit of excitement in the park... as they were extremely loud... waiting for food I imagine. Screaming for food is more like it!

  • @stockinettestitch

    @stockinettestitch

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sounds like my grandkids. 😆

  • @kingdavidapple
    @kingdavidapple5 жыл бұрын

    Your video makes me all the more grateful to be living in far eastern Washington state. I cannot remember when seeing my first great-horned owl - 8 or 9? Nor could I count how many times over the last 50 years. People see them while driving the edges of town, hiking, skiing and so on. Hmm, my first barn owls at age 19; and much later five youngsters on a ledge of a freeway overpass. Also burrowing; short-eared (including male display flight); great gray once, and unforgettable; saw-whet at least a dozen times; long-eared several times. Snowy owl at least three times in winter, and a surprise encounter with Spotted owl at Los Banos wildlife refuge (California) miles from its normal habitat and probably exhausted when finding some conifers by the maintenance buildings, circa 1990. BTW, an owl can swing its head around so fast to track the movement of what it's watching, it seems to turn its head around beyond 360°. Thank you for posting.

  • @emilygrae
    @emilygrae5 жыл бұрын

    Oh my gosh! I absolutely love your channel and all of your videos, and this was exactly what I needed to see today! Yesterday morning I was able to get a few really great photos of a GHO in my next door neighbors tree. I wouldn't have seen it at all if not for the Magpies harassing it! And now I know why they were! I've been able to listen to the owls late at night all winter long but it wasn't until this spring that I was able to actually see and get photos of them!

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    5 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! I bet you loved getting to see it. Such a big bird isn't it?!

  • @emilygrae

    @emilygrae

    5 жыл бұрын

    It’s a very big bird! They’re wonderful!

  • @markharris5771
    @markharris57715 жыл бұрын

    As an English birder I have to admit I was surprised when you said this was your first owl. Tawny and barn owls are relatively common here, though you’re much more likely to hear them rather than see them unless you know where to look. Another great video, hopefully you will see them more often now.

  • @genevakeith3876
    @genevakeith38765 жыл бұрын

    Love the Ocarina of Time reference!! 😊😊 Love your channel - thanks for all you do!

  • @rebeccan7276
    @rebeccan72763 жыл бұрын

    I hear a pair of these calling to each other almost every evening, it's a wonderful sound. A few months ago I was getting out of my car around dusk and something huge came down out of the trees, circled and then hovered about six feet in front of me for probably about ten seconds before flying away again. Like he was just saying hey, hi, who are you? It was the first time I've seen a great horned owl close up and was such an amazing encounter.

  • @JayJay3Fifty7
    @JayJay3Fifty74 жыл бұрын

    We have a pair at the ranch, they are my favorite animal. I read somewhere that the great horned owl chooses a mate and they mate for life.

  • @kingdavidapple
    @kingdavidapple3 жыл бұрын

    Eight years on the watch...makes me thankful to live in the semi-arid west. I no longer remember first seeing a GHO, having seen them scores of times in my long life. Barn owls, too, & burrowing, short eared (mating display once!), long-eared, saw-whet, Northern Pygmy, but only one Great Gray. Glad you saw your bird!

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thats awesome you got to see so many. Owls are so scarce in my area, I need to go on a road trip soon.

  • @toddberg3892
    @toddberg38925 жыл бұрын

    Congratulations- What a great find!! A very intimidating bird! I haven't seen one in years- at that time it was flying down the road at night in my headlights. It had a snowshoe hare in its talons! Thanks for posting this memorable event and the fun facts. Take care!

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    5 жыл бұрын

    You said it, intimidating! I was so amazed at that owl! That's neat how you saw one before with prey in its talons. Man those talons are huge too. I couldn't get over the size, would not want to be attacked by one of them. Thanks for the nice comment, glad you enjoyed the video :)

  • @toddberg3892

    @toddberg3892

    5 жыл бұрын

    LesleytheBirdNerd Did the birds tip you off to the presence of the owl via alarm calls, or did you happen to notice it as you walked along? I recall the jays letting you know that a goshawk was in the neighborhood... :^D

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@toddberg3892 the crows incessant alarm calling led me to the magnificent owl. They were rewarded with peanuts and leftover supper for that one 😁

  • @toddberg3892

    @toddberg3892

    5 жыл бұрын

    LesleytheBirdNerd Excellent! Good birds! I have to say that the stills you took are haunting- particularly the ones where the owl is staring right at you. I hope you will add that print to your Etsy shop!

  • @carefulpilgrim
    @carefulpilgrim3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, Leslie!

  • @mc12358
    @mc123583 жыл бұрын

    I am watching your video having just seen a juvenile Barred Owl in its cypress swamp home. Most of its Its adult feathers had grown in, but its head was still a layer of scruffy, downy feathers. It is so amazing that it took you 8 years to see an owl! Worth the wait though! I had seen Great Horned, Barred, and Eastern Screech-owl (grey) within my first two years of birding (living near a national forest helps, probably). Great video. Owls are, by far, my favorite raptors. Regarding smaller birds mobbing GHOW, once in my back yard, I followed the sound of agitated robins and found a GHOW in top of a loblolly pine. Looking in closer, I saw a Ruby-throated Hummingbird taking dives on the owl! No fear in those tiny birds!

  • @kevinxredline
    @kevinxredline3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for that Ocarina of Time reference! I always think of that owl.

  • @audreygullas8728
    @audreygullas87283 жыл бұрын

    WOW ! He was hard to see at some points. Camoflodg well done, it's no wonder they are hard to spot. Love your videos. Thanks for showing.

  • @laurenmlopez6640
    @laurenmlopez66403 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this awesome information about great horned owls and the beautiful photos!

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @lonnieclemens8028
    @lonnieclemens80282 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Leslie.

  • @patrickconard8765
    @patrickconard87653 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the wonderful video! I just saw my first parliament of 5 GHO in the wild yesterday and today, and it was such a thrill. The excitement and passion you have shines through in your video, look forward to watching more soon!

  • @stockinettestitch
    @stockinettestitch2 жыл бұрын

    I’m listening to two talk right outside my bedroom window. So loud and beautiful.

  • @lisadolan4071
    @lisadolan40713 жыл бұрын

    There was Spooky the Great Horned Owl in Boston. I remember him. For years I looked forward to seeing him again, and as a kid I got to! It was like seeing a familiar face. My sentiments to Spooky the owl.

  • @billk8780
    @billk87803 жыл бұрын

    Lesley, I'm over to the west in Traverse City, Michigan in the northwest corner of the Lower Peninsula. Last fall I watched what I believe was a Northern Hawk Owl swoop in and land in one of my cedar trees. It was amazing to watch the doves and squirrels on the ground just scatter and disappear! And then the blue jays mainly and an occasional crow started harassing it. Just like your owl they seem to eventually tire of the harassment and realize their stealthy cover has been blown, so decide to fly elsewhere. Thank you for the wonderful videos! Happy new year in 2021!

  • @SKYENET-zy2cn
    @SKYENET-zy2cn5 жыл бұрын

    🦉 are awesome

  • @cabbking
    @cabbking5 жыл бұрын

    Great photos and story!

  • @lynnstillwell4516
    @lynnstillwell45165 жыл бұрын

    We're supposed to have great-horned owls here in Georgia, but I've never seen or heard one. Plenty of barred owls though, plus I've seen a few barn owls and screech owls. -- Great video!

  • @wordscrafter
    @wordscrafter5 жыл бұрын

    Incredibly interesting! I'm glad you finally got to see one. My uncle once found a wounded owl, I don't remember what kind, and it stayed in his barn until it recovered. I was so sad when it left! Thanks for a great video!

  • @FindBp
    @FindBp3 жыл бұрын

    awesome video, straight to the point, no cringe editing and music. thank you, i enjoy it a lot!

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